Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Despite stormy weather, San Diego County residents will still have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Christmas in festive and spiritual ways.
From worship services to community meals and holiday celebrations, organizations across the region are opening their doors.
Scheduled Christmas Day religious services include:
— Church of the Resurrection, 1445 Conway Drive, Escondido: Mass at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. in English, and at noon in Spanish;
— St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1450 S. Melrose Drive, Oceanside: Mass at 9:30 a.m.;
— St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad: Mass beginning at 9:30 a.m.;
— St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas: Christmas worship service at 9:30 a.m.; and
— St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 334 14th St., Del Mar: Christmas service at 10 a.m.
Elsewhere in San Diego County:
— Beginning at 8 a.m., the eighth annual Shane Harris Community Christmas Day breakfast and gift giveaway will be held at Columbus Hall, 4425 Home Ave. Held to benefit for foster families, unsheltered youth and struggling families, the event will include two wrapped gifts, free breakfast for families and 15 tons of snow; and
— At 11 a.m., Serving Seniors will host a holiday dinner featuring entertainment, for older adults at the Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center. John Conroy, a Serving Seniors client who was formerly homeless, will play piano, and others will also receive holiday gift bags with practical items.
In a statement, Harris said the holiday breakfast event exists because “Christmas morning can be incredibly lonely for families facing hardship.”
“This is about creating a home, a table, and a moment of joy for families who need it most,” he said. “Seeing this grow into a citywide tradition has been incredibly humbling.”
Meanwhile, administrative offices and some city of San Diego facilities will see limited closures on Christmas Eve, with most facilities closed on Christmas Day. All city administrative offices will be closed Thursday.
Police and Fire-Rescue services will operate on normal schedules. County animal shelters, family resource centers, health clinics, libraries and public offices will be closed Thursday, but law enforcement and emergency animal control services will continue operating.
County campgrounds and parks will remain open on the holiday. However, the following community facilities will be closed: Adams Park Pool; community centers in Fallbrook, Lakeside, Spring Valley and teen community centers; the 4S Ranch Recreation Office; Spring Valley Gymnasium; and Valley Center Community Hall.
On Christmas Day, the Metropolitan Transit System will offer free rides, as part of a promotion.
“Every fare-paying adult passenger can bring one guest along at no additional cost,” MTS officials said in a statement.
According to MTS, on Thursday:
— All trolley lines will operate every 30 minutes, while most bus routes will operate on a Sunday schedule;
— No service will be available on Rapid Express Routes 280 or 290, and Rural Routes 888, 891, 892 and 894;
— MTS Access subscription passengers needing service must call ahead of time to arrange their transportation; and
— Holiday travelers may use direct connections to San Diego International Airport, via Route 992 adjacent to Santa Fe Depot or the San Diego Airport Flyer from the Old Town Transit Center.
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SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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When John Resnick opened Campfire on a quaint little street in Carlsbad, Calif., in 2016, some locals weren’t sure what to think. The coastal enclave wasn’t exactly awash in innovative, chef-driven establishments, so it was a shock to see the dining room consistently full. Early on, one woman wondered aloud to Resnick, “Where did all these people come from?”
It’s a moment he remembers vividly. “I was struck by her statement, because I think she was surprised that so many other people in Carlsbad were there,” Resnick says.
The rest of the culinary world would take some time to catch up to what was happening. In 2019, when Michelin expanded to rate restaurants throughout all of California—not just the San Francisco area—Addison was the only one in San Diego to earn a star. But since emerging from the pandemic, the region’s food scene has grown dramatically. Driven by outstanding farms, ingredients, a bumper crop of talented chefs, and a G.D.P. approximately the size of New Zealand or Greece, San Diego County has become one of America’s most underrated dining destinations.
Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Perhaps no single restaurant is a better emblem for this shift than chef William Bradley’s Addison, which opened in 2006. After landing his first star, Bradley knew he wanted more. To get them, he transformed his French-leaning fare to serve what he calls California Gastronomy, which combines the cultures of SoCal with impeccable ingredients and wildly impressive techniques, prizing flavor over flair. Michelin responded, awarding Addison a second star in 2022, and making it the first Southern California three-star restaurant just a year later. The accolade has created a halo effect, attracting culinary tourists from around the world.
Berry beet tartlets at San Diego’s three-star stalwart Addison.
Eric Wolfinger
“Earning three stars forces the global dining community to pay attention to a place that may not have been on their radar before,” says chef Eric Bost, a partner in Resnick’s four Carlsbad establishments.
Resnick recruited Bost, who spent time at award-winning outposts of Restaurant Guy Savoy, to run Jeune et Jolie, which he led to a star in 2021. They’ve since taken over an old boogie-board factory down the street and converted it to an all-day restaurant and bakery, Wildland. The space also hosts an exquisite tasting-counter experience called Lilo, which was given a Michelin star mere months after opening in April 2025. And as Resnick and Bost grew their successful Carlsbad operation, chef Roberto Alcocer earned a Michelin star for his Mexican fine-dining spot Valle in nearby Oceanside.
The stylish tasting counter at Michelin one-star Lilo in Carlsbad.
Kimberly Motos
About 25 miles to the south, another affluent coastal community is going through its own culinary glow up. In La Jolla, chef Tara Monsod and the hospitality group Puffer Malarkey Collective opened the stylish French steakhouse Le Coq. Chef Erik Anderson, formerly of Michelin two-star Coi, is preparing to launch Roseacre. And last year, Per Se alums Elijah Arizmendi and Brian Hung left New York to open the elegant tasting-menu restaurant Lucien, lured by the ingredients they’d get to serve. “A major reason we chose San Diego is the quality and diversity of the produce,” Arizmendi explains. “San Diego County has more small farms than anywhere else in the U.S., and its many microclimates allow farmers to grow an incredible range of ingredients year-round.”
Wildland’s spicy Italian sandwich.
Gage Forster
Chef Travis Swikard has also been a tireless advocate for the region’s ingredients since he returned to San Diego, his hometown, and opened Mediterranean-influenced Callie in 2021. There’s no sophomore slump with his latest effort, the French Riviera–inspired Fleurette in La Jolla, where he’s serving his take on classics like leeks vinaigrette and his San Diego “Bouillabaisse” with local red sheepshead fish and spiny lobster. Its food is bright, produce-driven, and attentive in execution, while the dining room maintains a relaxed and unpretentious style of service. And Swikard sees that approach cohering into a regional style with a strong network of professionals behind it.
“It’s really nice that we are developing our own identity, not trying to be like L.A. or any other market, just highlighting what’s great about the San Diego lifestyle and ingredients,” he says. “Similar to New York, a chef community is starting to develop where chefs are supporting each other. There is a true sense of pride to be cooking here.”
Top: In La Jolla, Lucien serves ocean whitefish with tomatoes turned into concasse, sabayon, and other expressions.
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